Five Japanese nationals working for Suzuki Motors had a lucky escape when their van was targeted by a suicide bomber and a gunman in a suicide attack here in Pakistan’s port city on Friday, the police said.

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) East Azfar Mahesar said the terrorists, who were already waiting for the van on the road near Murtaza Chorangi in Karachi, tried to hit the vehicle carrying the Japanese workers.

“All five Japanese remained safe,” he said of the attack which took place at an upscale community in Karachi early on Friday morning.

“The Japanese nationals were on the way to the Export Processing Zone from their residence in Zamzama, Clifton,” he said. Jinnah Hospital officials said three people were brought to the facility in critical conditions.

One of the injured, a 45-year-old security guard, succumbed to his injuries while another injured was shifted to the ventilator, Geo News quoted the hospital administration as saying. The administration said one more injured person is receiving treatment at the hospital.